Hyphenation of shrink

Are you trying to hyphenate shrink? Unfortunately it cannot be hyphenated because it only contains one syllable.

shrink

Definitions of shrink:

1.	A physician who specializes in psychiatry
2.	Wither, as with a loss of moisture The fruit dried and shriveled
3.	Draw back, as with fear or pain She flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf
4.	Reduce in size Reduce physically Hot water will shrink the sweater Can you shrink this image?
5.	Become smaller or draw together The fabric shrank The balloon shrank
6.	Decrease in size, range, or extent His earnings shrank My courage shrivelled when I saw the task before me

Synonyms of shrink:

noun	psychiatrist, head-shrinker, specialist, medical specialist
verb	shrivel, shrivel up, wither, decrease, diminish, lessen, fall
verb	flinch, squinch, funk, cringe, wince, recoil, quail, move
verb	reduce, decrease, lessen, minify
verb	contract, decrease, diminish, lessen, fall
verb	shrivel, decrease, diminish, lessen, fall

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.